Scoreboard: 8-02
8/2/2012BASEBALL
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended minor league free-agent RHP Starlyn Suriel 50 games after testing positive for metabolites of a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL — Suspended Cincinnati C Devin Mesoraco three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for making contact with umpire Chad Fairchild during Monday’s game against San Diego.
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated RHP Chris Carpenter from the 60-day DL and optioned him to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled C Ryan Lavarnway from Pawtucket (IL). Placed OF Daniel Nava on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 29. Optioned RHP Clayton Mortensen to Pawtucket.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed DH Travis Hafner on the paternity list. Recalled INF/OF Vinny Rottino and RHP Corey Kluber from Columbus (IL).
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed LHP Scott Downs on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 28. Recalled LHP Hisanori Takahashi from Salt Lake (PCL).
KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled RHP Jeremy Jeffress from Omaha (PCL).
NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned INF Ramiro Pena to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Released OF Dewayne Wise. Assigned RHP Charlie Short to Charleston (SAL).
SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned OF Carlos Peguero to Tacoma (PCL).
TAMPA BAY RAYS — Released OF/DH Hideki Matsui.
TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned LHP Martin Perez to Round Rock (PCL).
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled LHP Patrick Corbin from Reno (PCL). Optioned RHP Brad Bergesen to Reno (PCL).
ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned OF Jose Constanza to Gwinnett (IL).
CHICAGO CUBS — Optioned RHP Jake Brigham to Tennessee (SL) and RHP Casey Coleman and RHP Jaye Chapman to Iowa (PCL). Recalled RHP Alberto Cabrera and RHP Chris Volstad from Iowa (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Todd Redmond to Louisville (IL). Placed C Devin Mesoraco on the 7-day concussion DL. Selected the contract of C Dioner Navarro from Louisville (IL). Designated INF Mike Costanzo for assignment.
COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated C Wil Nieves from the 15-day DL and designated him for assignment. Named Bill Geivett senior vice president of major league operations.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated OF Bobby Abreu for assignment.
MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned INF Zack Cox to Jacksonville (SL).
NEW YORK METS — Selected the contract of RHP Zack Wheeler from Buffalo (IL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Designated INF Mike Fontenot for assignment. Recalled UT Michael Martinez from Lehigh Valley (IL). Transferred RHP David Herndon to the 60-day DL. Assigned C Tommy Joseph and RHP Ethan Martin to Reading (EL). Reassigned RHP Justin Friend from Lehigh Valley to Reading.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP Daniel McCutchen to Indianapolis (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Erik Turgeon on a minor league contract. Assigned LHP Jhonathan Ramos to Bradenton (FSL) and RHP Kyle Kaminska to Altoona (EL).
Can-Am League
AMARILLO SOX — Released INF Jerry Verastegui and C Alberto Espinosa. Signed OF Jake Luce.
GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS — Signed INF Jorge Alvarez and OF Jamie McOwen.
LAREDO LEMURS — Released RHP Kyle Wilson and LHP Eric Kline. Signed RHP Osvaldo Rodriguez.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Released RHP Brandon Cooney. Signed RHP Travis Parker.
ST. PAUL SAINTS — Released RHP Reid Mahon.
Frontier League
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Traded OF Darian Sandford and LHP Anthony Collazo to Washington for LHP Nick Cicio and RHP Steve Grife.
North American League
RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHITEWINGS — Released OF Luis Sumoza unconditionally.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NEW YORK KNICKS — Signed G Chris Smith.
PHOENIX SUNS — Signed F P.J. Tucker to a two-year contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed RB Rich Ohrnberger and OL Thomas Clayton. Released WR Stanley Arukwe. Placed C Ryan Bartholomew on the waived-injured list.
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed TE Billy Bajema. Waived QB John Brantley.
NEW YORK JETS — Waived S Tracy Wilson and FB Fui Vakapuna. Signed DB Devon Torrence.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed WR Andrew Brewer. Waived WR Ronald Johnson.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Waived OT Bridger Buche.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed TE Joey Haynos and WR Marcus Harris.
Canadian Football League
CFL — Fined Montreal LB Shea Emry for an illegal block below the waist and British Columbia LB Anthony Reddick for a late hit during last week’s games.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Released DL Rodney Fritz and DB Darrell Pasco.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
DETROIT RED WINGS — Signed a two-year affiliation agreement with Toledo (ECHL).
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed coach Peter Laviolette to a multiyear contract extension.
ECHL
BAKERSFIELD CONDORS — Agreed to terms with D Ryan Annesley and D Francis Meilleur.
STOCKTON THUNDER — Agreed to terms with C Jesse Fratkin.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
COLORADO MAMMOTH — Designated franchise tags on F John Grant Jr. and F Gavin Prout.
WASHINGTON STEALTH — Re-signed G Kevin Croswell and F Mike Mallory.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION — Traded M Shalrie Joseph to Chivas USA for M Blair Gavin, a 2013 second-round SuperDraft pick and allocation money.
SEATTLE SOUNDER — Acquired M Mario Martinez on loan from Real Espana (Honduras).
COLLEGE
METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE — Announced the addition of Butler as an associate member for women’s golf.
APPALACHIAN STATE — Promoted assistant baseball coach Chris Moore to recruiting coordinator.
DELAWARE — Named Chris Cheeks men’s assistant basketball coach.
DUKE — Named Jesse Moore assistant swimming and diving coach and Kyle Spencer men’s assistant tennis coach.
FLORIDA STATE — Dismissed CB-KR Greg Reid from the football team.
HOFSTRA — Named Shannon Smith women’s lacrosse coach.
IOWA — Dismissed RB De’Andre Johnson from the football team.
LA SALLE — Named Paul Hembekides athletic communications assistant.
LEES-MCRAE — Named Cassie Crumal men’s and women’s assistant volleyball coach.
LSU — Announced QB Rob Bolden is transferring from Penn State.
OKLAHOMA — Announced C Ben Habern has quit the football team. Reinstated WR Trey Franks, WR Jaz Reynolds and WR Quentin Hayes to the football but they remain suspended from games indefinitely.
OKLAHOMA STATE — Announced OT Michael Bowie will transfer.
PENN STATE — Announced LB Khairi Fortt is transferring to California.
ST. ANDREWS — Announced the resignation of volleyball coach Angela Franke.
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN — Promoted part-time men’s and women’s assistant track and field and cross country coach Ryley Miller to full-time assistant coach.
UNC WILMINGTON — Named Robbie Monday assistant baseball coach.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND — Named Megan Barry assistant trainer.
WINGATE — Named Lani Shaffer softball coach.
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA New York 11 6 5 38 38 32
Houston 10 5 7 37 33 25
Sporting KC 11 7 4 37 27 21
D.C. 10 7 3 33 34 27
Chicago 9 7 5 32 23 23
Columbus 8 7 4 28 20 20
Montreal 8 13 3 27 33 43
Philadelphia 7 10 2 23 22 22
New England 6 10 5 23 26 27
Toronto FC 5 12 4 19 24 38
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA San Jose 13 5 5 44 45 28
Real Salt Lake 13 7 3 42 35 27
Seattle 9 5 7 34 27 22
Vancouver 9 7 7 34 26 28
Los Angeles 10 10 3 33 39 35
Chivas USA 7 8 5 26 14 21
Colorado 7 14 1 22 28 32
FC Dallas 5 11 7 22 25 31
Portland 5 12 4 19 19 36
Friday
New York at Houston, 8
Saturday
Columbus at D.C. United, 7:30
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:30
Sporting Kansas City at New England, 7:30
Toronto FC at Chicago, 8:30
Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 9
World Rankings
Through July 30
1. Luke Donald 9.84
2. Tiger Woods 8.37
3. Rory McIlroy 8.27
4. Lee Westwood 7.77
5. Webb Simpson 6.39
6. Adam Scott 6.17
7. Bubba Watson 6.12
8. Jason Dufner 5.80
9. Matt Kuchar 5.69
10. Justin Rose 5.40
11. Graeme McDowell 5.31
12. Zach Johnson 5.26
13. Hunter Mahan 5.18
14. Steve Stricker 4.80
15. Ernie Els 4.76
16. Dustin Johnson 4.71
17. Phil Mickelson 4.44
18. Martin Kaymer 4.39
19. Louis Oosthuizen 4.37
20. Rickie Fowler 4.35
21. Jason Day 4.22
22. Charl Schwartzel 4.19
23. Francesco Molinari 4.12
24. Brandt Snedeker 4.11
25. Sergio Garcia 3.91
26. Bo Van Pelt 3.77
27. Bill Haas 3.73
28. Keegan Bradley 3.72
29. Ian Poulter 3.69
30. Peter Hanson 3.63
31. Paul Lawrie 3.50
32. Nick Watney 3.46
33. Nicolas Colsaerts 3.45
34. Jim Furyk 3.22
35. John Senden 3.20
36. K.J. Choi 3.17
37. David Toms 3.15
38. Martin Laird 3.01
39. Carl Pettersson 3.01
40. Thomas Bjorn 2.97
41. Fredrik Jacobson 2.77
42. Sang-Moon Bae 2.70
43. Gonzlo Fernandez-Castano 2.68
44. Rafael Cabrera-Bello 2.66
45. Mark Wilson 2.63
46. Simon Dyson 2.63
47. Alvaro Quiros 2.62
48. Geoff Ogilvy 2.58
49. Jonathan Byrd 2.56
50. Kevin Na 2.55
LPGA Tour Money Leaders
Through July 30
Money
1. Stacy Lewis $1,200,169
2. Ai Miyazato $1,095,723
3. Yani Tseng $1,016,059
4. Shanshan Feng $1,006,095
5. Na Yeon Choi $991,590
6. Azahara Munoz $976,074
7. Inbee Park $924,241
8. Sun Young Yoo $690,019
9. Amy Yang $687,857
10. Mika Miyazato $584,729
11. Karrie Webb $553,860
12. So Yeon Ryu $543,510
13. Suzann Pettersen $507,348
14. Hee Kyung Seo $456,680
15. Brittany Lang $448,670
16. Anna Nordqvist $412,892
17. Cristie Kerr $382,238
18. Sandra Gal $379,539
19. Paula Creamer $379,467
20. Angela Stanford $366,152
21. Jiyai Shin $359,206
22. I.K. Kim $347,574
23. Se Ri Pak $335,855
24. Jenny Shin $321,050
25. Candie Kung $310,360
26. Lexi Thompson $309,043
27. Eun-Hee Ji $299,149
28. Brittany Lincicome $294,864
29. Meena Lee $280,366
30. Giulia Sergas $280,281
31. Katherine Hull $273,456
32. Hee Young Park $268,695
33. Vicky Hurst $268,133
34. Natalie Gulbis $267,741
35. Morgan Pressel $249,573
36. Chella Choi $247,481
37. Karine Icher $243,714
38. Julieta Granada $234,241
39. Jessica Korda $232,096
40. Ilhee Lee $230,623
41. Karin Sjodin $205,590
42. Beatriz Recari $205,015
43. Caroline Hedwall $174,029
44. Mina Harigae $167,560
45. Catriona Matthew $163,830
46. Hee-Won Han $163,427
47. Jodi Ewart $161,404
48. Katie Futcher $158,028
49. Nicole Castrale $149,128
50. Jennifer Johnson $142,852
PGA Tour FedExCup Standings
Through July 30
Pts Money
1. Tiger Woods 2,132 $4,685,123
2. Zach Johnson 1,988 $4,037,284
3. Jason Dufner 1,888 $4,124,137
4. Hunter Mahan 1,725 $3,674,293
5. Bubba Watson 1,662 $3,792,822
6. Matt Kuchar 1,527 $3,477,775
7. Ernie Els 1,402 $3,050,548
8. Carl Pettersson 1,385 $2,624,362
9. Rory McIlroy 1,382 $3,183,992
10. Webb Simpson 1,378 $2,949,232
11. Phil Mickelson 1,313 $2,857,371
12. Rickie Fowler 1,236 $2,778,693
13. Scott Piercy 1,234 $2,221,325
14. Luke Donald 1,185 $2,604,116
15. Justin Rose 1,169 $2,636,250
16. Johnson Wagner 1,148 $2,120,800
17. Brandt Snedeker 1,133 $2,275,019
18. Kyle Stanley 1,122 $2,190,657
19. Robert Garrigus 1,107 $2,079,256
20. Steve Stricker 1,107 $2,155,421
21. John Huh 1,069 $2,239,637
22. Bo Van Pelt 1,049 $2,290,188
23. Dustin Johnson 1,027 $1,993,435
24. Bill Haas 1,008 $2,000,079
25. Jim Furyk 1,000 $2,011,455
26. Keegan Bradley 972 $1,822,158
27. Mark Wilson 962 $1,966,100
28. Marc Leishman 937 $1,784,141
29. Ben Curtis 932 $2,199,588
30. Graeme McDowell 927 $2,132,094
31. Martin Laird 911 $2,046,173
32. Charlie Wi 890 $1,638,469
33. Adam Scott 876 $1,993,191
34. Kevin Na 859 $1,868,315
35. Ben Crane 849 $1,648,415
36. John Senden 774 $1,350,586
37. Ken Duke 769 $1,419,296
38. Seung-yul Noh 761 $1,269,244
39. Brendon de Jonge 745 $1,138,694
40. Ryan Palmer 745 $1,332,227
41. Louis Oosthuizen 740 $1,628,929
42. Spencer Levin 735 $1,283,616
43. Brian Davis 728 $1,279,120
44. John Rollins 719 $1,420,187
45. Jonathan Byrd 718 $1,555,409
46. Lee Westwood 712 $1,715,969
47. Bud Cauley 712 $1,170,946
48. Cameron Tringale 688 $1,200,597
49. D.A. Points 684 $1,362,223
50. Matt Every 656 $1,386,793
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
2012-13 Bowl Schedule
(Subject to Change)
All Times EST
Dec. 15 New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque (MWC vs. Pac-12), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 15 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Boise (MAC vs. WAC), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego (MWC vs. BYU), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 21 St. Petersburg Bowl at St. Petersburg, Fla. (Big East vs. C-USA), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl (C-USA vs. Sun Belt), Noon (ESPN)
Dec. 22 Las Vegas Bowl (MWC vs. Pac-12), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 24 Hawai’i Bowl at Honolulu (C-USA vs. MWC), 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 26 Little Caesars Bowl at Detroit (Big Ten vs. MAC), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27 Military Bowl at Washington (ACC vs. Army), 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27 Belk Bowl at Charlotte, N.C. (ACC vs. Big East), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27 Holiday Bowl at San Diego (Big 12 vs. Pac-12), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La. (ACC vs. SEC), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Russell Athletic Bowl at Orlando, Fla. (ACC vs. Big East), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Meineke Car Care Bowl at Houston (Big Ten vs. Big 12), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas (C-USA vs. MWC), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Fight Hunger Bowl at San Francisco (Pac-12 vs. Navy), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)
Dec. 29 Pinstripe Bowl at New York (Big East vs. Big 12), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)
Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl at San Antonio (Big 12 vs. Pac-12), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Valley of the Sun Bowl at Tempe, Ariz. (Big Ten vs. Big 12), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn. (SEC vs. ACC), Noon (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas (ACC vs. Pac-12), 2 p.m. (CBS)
Dec. 31 Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn. (SEC/Big East/C-USA), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta (ACC vs. SEC), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 1 TicketCity Bowl at Dallas (Big Ten vs. C-USA), Noon (ESPNU)
Jan. 1 Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla. (SEC vs. Big Ten), Noon (ESPN2)
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla. (SEC vs. Big Ten), 1 p.m. (TBA)
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla. (SEC vs. Big Ten), 1 p.m. (TBA)
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif. (BCS vs. BCS), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 1 Orange Bowl at Miami (BCS vs. BCS), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl at New Orleans (BCS vs. BCS), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz. (BCS vs. BCS), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl at Arlington, Texas (SEC vs. Big 12), 8 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl at Birmingham, Ala. (Big East vs. SEC), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl at Mobile, Ala. (MAC vs. Sun Belt), 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 7 BCS National Championship at Miami (BCS 1 vs. BCS 2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
HOLE IN ONE
Aaron Liebenthal, No. 4 at Inverness, 143 yards, gap wedge.
SPORTLIGHT
Aug. 2
1864–The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, a horse that scores 20 consecutive victories.
1912–John McDermott wins the U.S. Open golf championship for the second straight year with a 294 total.
1952–Five American boxers win gold medals at the Olympics, marking the first time the U.S. wins the unofficial team title. The five medalists are flyweight Nate Brooks; light welterweight Charley Adkins; middleweight Floyd Patterson; light heavyweight Norvell Lee and heavyweight Eddie Sanders.
1967–The New Orleans Saints play their first preseason game and lose to the Los Angeles Rams, 77-16.
1979–New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson is killed in a plane crash practicing takeoffs and landings near his Ohio home.
1986–Jackie Joyner sets the world record in the heptathlon at the U.S. Olympic Festival in Houston with 7,158 points.
1992–Vitaly Scherbo of the Unified Team wins gold medals in the vault, rings, pommel horse and parallel bars to give him a total of six gold, the most won by a gymnast in a single Olympic Games.
1994–Algerian Noureddine Morceli sets a world record in the 3,000 meters at a meet in Monte Carlo, finishing at 7 minutes, 25.11 seconds. Morceli shaves nearly 4 seconds off the previous record set in 1992 by Kenyan Moses Kiptanui.
1996–Down to her final long jump attempt and fighting an injured hamstring, Jackie Joyner-Kersee leaps out of sixth place and ends her Olympic career with a bronze medal. Joyner Kersee jumps 22 feet, 11 3/4 inches for her sixth Olympic medal.
1998–Brandie Burton closes with an even-par 72 for a tournament-record 18-under 270, and holds on to win the du Maurier Classic by one stroke over Annika Sorenstam. It’s the lowest score in relation to par at a women’s major, breaking Betsy King’s 17-under 267 in the 1992 LPGA Championship.
2005–In the largest trade in NBA history, Antoine Walker is dealt from Boston to Miami in a transaction involving five teams and 13 players. The Heat acquire point guard Jason Williams and small forward James Posey from Memphis, while the Grizzlies receive guard Eddie Jones from the Heat. The New Orleans Hornets and Utah Jazz also are involved in the deal.
2009–Catriona Matthew wins the Women’s British Open for her first major title, beating Karrie Webb by three strokes just 10 weeks after giving birth to her second child. Matthew closes with a 1-over 71 to finish at 3-under 285 at historic Royal Lytham and St. Annes. Webb finishes with a 68.
WNBA
Eastern Conference
W L Pct GB
Connecticut 15 4 .789 –
Indiana 10 7 .588 4
Atlanta 9 10 .474 6
Chicago 8 9 .471 6
New York 6 12 .333 8½
Washington 4 14 .222 10½
Western Conference
W L Pct GB
Minnesota 15 4 .789 –
San Antonio 13 5 .722 1½
Los Angeles 15 6 .714 1
Seattle 9 10 .474 6
Phoenix 4 15 .211 11
Tulsa 3 15 .167 11½
OLYMPIC BREAK
CFL
EAST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
Hamilton 3 2 0 6 162 167
Toronto 3 2 0 6 129 133
Montreal 2 3 0 4 128 162
Winnipeg 1 4 0 2 101 163
WEST DIVISION
W L T Pts PF PA
B.C. 3 2 0 6 140 110
Edmonton 3 2 0 6 111 89
Saskatchewan 3 2 0 6 155 113
Calgary 2 3 0 4 155 154
FRIDAY
Montreal at Winnipeg, 8:30
MONDAY
B.C. at Toronto, 5 p.m.
NFL
Preseason Schedule
Sunday
Arizona vs. New Orleans at Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. (NFLN)
WEEK 1
Thursday, Aug. 9
Washington at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
New Orleans at New England, 7:30 p.m.
Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Denver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Green Bay at San Diego, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, Aug. 10
N.Y. Jets at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Miami, 8 p.m.
Arizona at Kansas City, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at San Francisco, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 11
Houston at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Tennessee at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 12
St. Louis at Indianapolis, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 13
Dallas at Oakland, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
WEEK 2
Thursday, Aug. 16
Cincinnati at Atlanta, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Cleveland at Green Bay, 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 17
Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Baltimore, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Buffalo at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Miami at Carolina, 8 p.m.
Jacksonville at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Oakland at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 18
N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.
San Francisco at Houston, 8 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Kansas City at St. Louis, 9 p.m.
Seattle at Denver, 9 p.m.
Dallas at San Diego, 10 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 19
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. (NBC)
Monday, Aug. 20
Philadelphia at New England, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
WEEK 3
Thursday, Aug. 23
Green Bay at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Tennessee, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Jacksonville at Baltimore, 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 24
Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
New England at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.
San Diego at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Seattle at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 25
Indianapolis at Washington, 4 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m. (CBS)
Detroit at Oakland, 8 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 26
San Francisco at Denver, 4 p.m. (FOX)
Carolina at N.Y. Jets, 8 p.m. (NBC)
WEEK 4
Wednesday, Aug. 29
New England at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Miami at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 30
Atlanta at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia, 6:35 p.m.
Kansas City at Green Bay, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Tennessee, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Baltimore at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.
San Diego at San Francisco, 10 p.m.
Denver at Arizona, 11 p.m.
ARENA FOOTBALL
Conference Championships
National
Saturday; Utah vs. Arizona, 10 p.m.
American
Friday: Jacksonville vs. Philadelphia, 8 p.m.